Prairiewood, New South Wales

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Prairiewood
Sydney, New South Wales
Postcode: 2176
Location: 34 km (21 mi) west of Sydney CBD
LGA: City of Fairfield
State District: Smithfield
Federal Division: Prospect
Suburbs around Prairiewood:
Bossley Park Wetherill Park Smithfield
Bossley Park Prairiewood Fairfield West
Greenfield Park St Johns Park Wakeley
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Prairiewood is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Prairiewood is located 34 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Fairfield and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.

Prairiewood is primarily a residential suburb that is also home to a golf course, Fairfield Showground, schools, a leisure centre and a major shopping centre.

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[edit] History

Prairiewood was once a part of Wetherill Park. The area was subdivided and developed in the 1970s as Prariewood Estate. It later became a suburb and took on the name of the estate. [1]

[edit] Housing

The suburb is divided between upper and lower Prairiewood, with each area signifying different house values. Upper Prairiewood begins at the top end of the golf course near the club house, whilst lower Prairiewood is on the showground end, next to the local swimming pools. They experience different real estate prices because Upper Prairiewood experiences better geographical views and are generally located on an elevated position. House prices are below the Sydney average.

[edit] Commercial Areas

Stockland Wetherill Park is a major shopping centre that is actually located in the north-western corner of Prairiewood. Fairfield Hospital moved to Prairiewood in 1988 from its original location in Fairfield.

[edit] Recreation

Fairfield Golf Course is a beautiful 18 hole course which is about to be renovated and improved. There has been about 20 million dollars invested into the club. Notable workers there included Australian Open Champion Frank Phillips, who left in 1992.

Fairfield Showground is home to many cultural celebrations and the Fairfield Markets, which are a common attraction every Saturday morning.

[edit] Population

According to the 2006 census, Prairiewood had a population of 2,867. It was quite a multicultural community with the most common languages spoken being Assyrian (9.5%), Vietnamese (9.3%), |Italian (7.4%), Spanish (6.9%) and Arabic (6.3%). The Assyrian connection was also reflected in the fact that Iraq was the second most common place of birth, behind Australia, and Assyrian Apostolic being the fourth most common religion behind Catholicism, Buddhism and Eastern Orthodox.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Prairiewood (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2008-06-12.

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